Explaining farmers' conservation behaviour: Why do farmers behave the way they do?

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 165-176

  Beedell, J D C ^a   Rehman, T ^a  

^a The Lodge   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Conservation behaviour; Theory of Planned Behaviour

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DECISION THEORY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WOODEN FENCES;

ATTITUDE; CONSERVATION BEHAVIOR; CONSERVATION BENEFITS; DECISION-MAKING PROCESS; LANDSCAPE FEATURE; MANAGEMENT BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PRESSURES; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

DECISION MAKING;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FARMERS ATTITUDE; HEDGEROW;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

EID: 0033399062     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1999.0296     Document Type: Article

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